Sad to think of LT leaving but the time has come for a change. AJ screwed up and let Turner walk. I like Sproles but the team would have been better off letting him go and keeping Turner, his style fits better with what they need. Now AJ has the chance to draft/trade for Lt's replacement... Let's see what he comes up with.

BTW isn't it strange that the team could possibly lose 3 of the 4 guys in the Bolttalk banner at the top of the page?

Last year LT used the media to try and make his case... he's doing it again this time, too. That sucked last year and it'll suck this year. The only thing that kept him around was Spanos. But even he isn't going to pay that bonus of $2 million.

This reminds me of when Tony Gwynn was nearing the end. watching the decline was painful and all the talk about him going to another team ripped the city up at the time.

I don't think LT takes a pay cut (although all that talk he's doing may just be bluster and a smokescreen) to stay here and I almost hope he doesn't. I doubt he thinks he's done and accepting a backups role isn't going to sit well. Remember the hissy fit he threw when he got taken out on 3rd down in that goal to go situation early this year?

We absolutely need to have some type of running game that other teams have to worry about. Keeping him the backfield and having him tote the ball again- even in a limited role- is not going to be effective. Like we saw Sunday.

I listened to that interview, and it sounds to me like he is done in SD. I think he might be surprised at what his current market value is though. I love LT, but he is not the player he once was. Good luck to him.

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I seriously doubt his financial value is what he cares about. He has made a ton. He wants to go somewhere that has a coach who actually knows how to manage a running attack and actually respects the importance of running the ball.

I seriously doubt his financial value is what he cares about. He has made a ton. He wants to go somewhere that has a coach who actually knows how to manage a running attack and actually respects the importance of running the ball.

I was more responding to scratchnz who flat out said it was because of Norv that LT's production went to ****.

That being said, when you put Norv into the statement (as opposed to just saying he hasn't been the same the past three years) the implication is there that it's because of Norv whether or not that was your intent.

I was more responding to scratchnz who flat out said it was because of Norv that LT's production went to ****.

That being said, when you put Norv into the statement (as opposed to just saying he hasn't been the same the past three years) the implication is there that it's because of Norv whether or not that was your intent.

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I do think Norv is a large part of the reason, as is LT's age. In a Marty type Scheme, LT could easily be a 1000 yd rb. But that means he averages only 62.5 yards a game over a 16 game season.

I was more responding to scratchnz who flat out said it was because of Norv that LT's production went to ****.

That being said, when you put Norv into the statement (as opposed to just saying he hasn't been the same the past three years) the implication is there that it's because of Norv whether or not that was your intent.

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Got it. Good point.

My take is the philosophy of the Chargers changed. No surprise there. That being said, I think LT lost more than a step when the coaching staff changed. Maybe I'm in left field here, but he never looked like he had the same fire after changes were made.